Criminalistics MPI Question and answer
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If I write on a notepad and tear off that piece what is left on the paper below it
- correct answer Indented Writing
Which DFSC branch would you send a ransom letter to identify the author? -
correct answer Questioned documents branch
When should I take the exemplars and what should I mark them with? -
correct answer Immediately after completing each exemplar mark time, date
initial, sequence and L/R hand
What is the best writing instrument when taking exemplars? - correct answer
Black ball point pen
What is a class characteristic on a spent cartridge case? - correct answer
Manufacture Markings
If I find a broken window and glass fragments at my crime scene what can I
determine from it? - correct answer Direction of Force and Point of Impact
What are 4 ways to control exposure? - correct answer Shutter Speed, F-stop
(aperture), ISO, and Exposure Compensation
Antimony, barium, and lead make up what - correct answer Gun Shot
Residue (GSR)
, Which method is not used to develop prints on paper? - correct answer
Cyanoacrylate (SUPERGLUE FUMING)
What is the best search method for an arson scene? - correct answer Outside
inside circle search method
What is the preferred container to collect evidence at an arson scene? -
correct answer Unlined paint can
What is the most important thing to find in an arson investigation? - correct
answer Area of origin
What 3 things do you need for fire? - correct answer Oxygen, Heat and Fuel
How would you determine the exterior surface of broken glass? - correct
answer Exterior surface contaminates
What is preferred method for the collection method of a pistol for submission
to the lab? - correct answer Containerized
When pouring a cast of a footprint where in the footprint do you start? - correct
answer The deepest part of the impression
What are three types of fingerprints found at a crime scene? - correct answer
Plastic, visible, and latent
What is the total length and increments in casting a tire? - correct answer 5-8
ft. 36in
8' total in 24" - 36" increments
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If I write on a notepad and tear off that piece what is left on the paper below it
- correct answer Indented Writing
Which DFSC branch would you send a ransom letter to identify the author? -
correct answer Questioned documents branch
When should I take the exemplars and what should I mark them with? -
correct answer Immediately after completing each exemplar mark time, date
initial, sequence and L/R hand
What is the best writing instrument when taking exemplars? - correct answer
Black ball point pen
What is a class characteristic on a spent cartridge case? - correct answer
Manufacture Markings
If I find a broken window and glass fragments at my crime scene what can I
determine from it? - correct answer Direction of Force and Point of Impact
What are 4 ways to control exposure? - correct answer Shutter Speed, F-stop
(aperture), ISO, and Exposure Compensation
Antimony, barium, and lead make up what - correct answer Gun Shot
Residue (GSR)
, Which method is not used to develop prints on paper? - correct answer
Cyanoacrylate (SUPERGLUE FUMING)
What is the best search method for an arson scene? - correct answer Outside
inside circle search method
What is the preferred container to collect evidence at an arson scene? -
correct answer Unlined paint can
What is the most important thing to find in an arson investigation? - correct
answer Area of origin
What 3 things do you need for fire? - correct answer Oxygen, Heat and Fuel
How would you determine the exterior surface of broken glass? - correct
answer Exterior surface contaminates
What is preferred method for the collection method of a pistol for submission
to the lab? - correct answer Containerized
When pouring a cast of a footprint where in the footprint do you start? - correct
answer The deepest part of the impression
What are three types of fingerprints found at a crime scene? - correct answer
Plastic, visible, and latent
What is the total length and increments in casting a tire? - correct answer 5-8
ft. 36in
8' total in 24" - 36" increments
